Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix iloc.bh leak in ext4_fc_replay_inode() error paths During code review, Joseph found that ext4_fc_replay_inode() calls ext4_get_fc_inode_loc() to get the inode location, which holds a reference to iloc.bh that must be released via brelse(). However, several error paths jump to the 'out' label without releasing iloc.bh: - ext4_handle_dirty_metadata() failure - sync_dirty_buffer() failure - ext4_mark_inode_used() failure - ext4_iget() failure Fix this by introducing an 'out_brelse' label placed just before the existing 'out' label to ensure iloc.bh is always released. Additionally, make ext4_fc_replay_inode() propagate errors properly instead of always returning 0.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0892f12cd49fde5d5db68137923db107f894f3a3 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19782b4c793b49a6aa4abbb307ddff3610009d21 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a63033696e60b5d70816f1d119645ac5b0b0a03 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c90449a9ac2cd1ba540ad2561b8b70c1bfb0a25 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c426231e3d51916e83b6d1ab7ed8a65e83bca5b4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca99cbcc316cdfd2040cc2b13d1426ccb3b3b50b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec0a7500d8eace5b4f305fa0c594dd148f0e8d29 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7817ad399d604e8639005d87d148b5ec626ad26 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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